Thursday, 28 June 2012

Hi my friends, I've got an awsome, exciting news for you! Few months ago I was asked by talented teacher from New Zealand, Nic Howard to prepare a project and handout for one of her new classes forBig Picture Classes : Dimensional Details - Expanded Version.
Of course I was happy and excited to participate in this project... here here is a peek of a layout I made:

And some peeks into Nic's projects of course:

Here is more info about the class:

Details: the Expanded Version taught by Nic Howard

13 week workshop for $79

Class starts on 5th July

Class Description:
Dimensional
Dimensional Details - the Expanded Version, has been updated with hot new techniques, step-by-step instructions and is full of gorgeous new examples, as well as including the favourites from the original class. Add all this to the lighthearted mood that Nic is well known for and this is one class that you won't want to miss. Students new to Dimensional Details, as well as those that joined Nic in 2010, will enjoy fresh new enthusiasm for the creative process and plenty of inspiration to scrap projects for months to come.Register and read rest of class description here New to Big Picture Classes? Learn more here

Now, I'm even more happy to announce that Nic is so generous to give away one seat for her online class to one of my blog readers - isn't it amazing? I can't wait to make a drawing and give the winner Free ticket for this great creative event:)

Here is how it works:

To take part in the drawing leave a comment under this blogpost, saying what do you love the most about creating:) It would be nice if you could start following my blog, Finn page on Facebook or my brand new Twitter account (finnabair1) :) I'll be having more exciting news for you coming soon - so stay tuned!

Random drawing will be made on Monday, 2nd July here on my blog. The list will be closed at 10 pm of my time (8.00 pm GMT) and the winner will be announced the same evening in a new blogpost:) Then I hope to send the prize to one of my blog readres - it is just that easy!
I wish you all good luck :)
See you soon!
Finn

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Witam wszystkich! Wczoraj miałam naprawdę szalony, gorący wieczór w doborowym towarzystwie ponad 560 osób z całego świata:) To wręcz niesamowite, ze tyle nas było na naszym wczorajszymLive with Prima!:) Było momentami stresująco, momentami zabawnie, zdarzały się drobne papuzie zakłócenia... ale koniec końców - doskonale się z wami bawiłam, serdecznie dziękuję za przybycie, wsparcie, dobre humory i wszystkie miłe komentarze jakie otrzymałam. jesteście naprawdę wspaniali :) Dla takich chwil warto żyć:)Dla tych, którzy nie oglądali - a może chcieliby - zamieszczam nagranie poniżej :)Hi to you all my friends! I had a really crazy night yesterday, you know? I was in a great company of more than 560 people, having fun and creating some mixedmedia Prima tags - all because of my Live with Primashow! It was great experience - ok, sometimes a bit stressful, funny, there were some birds interrupting...but all in all - thank you for being with me, for your support, great energy and all the love I got! You are amazing and I hope you enjoyed the show - I did!For those of you who didn't watch and would like to do it - here it goes - recorded version:) Enjoy!

Ten oraz moje 2 pozostałe filmiki - pierwsze Live with Prima: "Grungy and Sweet" oraz filmik inspiracyjny dla projektu Creative Jump Start 2012 znajdują się w zakładce "filmikowej" na górze strony: Finn's Live Shows and Videos. Zapraszam serdecznie do oglądania :) Pomyślałam, że może tak będzie łatwiej je znaleźć.This video and 2 older ones: my first Live with Prima - "Grungy and Sweet" and inspirational video for Creative Jump Start 2012 are now in the Finn's Live Shows and Videos section on my blog. Just look above and you'r find the link to this site:) I thought it will be easier to locate all of them in one place!

Join Anna as she creates a variety of artistic tags, loaded with techniques and unique ideas to create these little works of art. She will also demonstrate the use of many art mediums and how to incorporate them with Prima products.

Monday, 25 June 2012

Od kilku dni chodziły za mną wilki. Konkretnie - wilcza inspiracja i chęć zrobienia czegoś... nie zwykłam dusić w sobie zbyt długo takich impulsów - bo po prostu szkoda energii. Wszystko zaczęło sie od uroczego obrazka znalezionego na Pintereście!The wolves keep following me for few days. The wolf inspiration - to be exact, and strong will to do something new... and I'm not used to wait too long to bring my plans to life (it would be a pitfull waste of energy), so I let it happen. All started because of this cute picture found on Pinterest! Chwycił mnie za serce. Celnie trafił w czułą strunę - to przecież bardzo o mnie! Przypomniał kilka rzeczy i doskonale skomentował to, co we mnie siedzi. Nie mogłam mu się oprzeć, zwłaszcza, że zaraz potem przyszła do mnie bardzo trafna przypowieść o dwóch wilkach, która już zapewne od dłuższego czasu krąży w sieci. It grabbed my heart, found the way to my soul - this is just all me! It reminded me many things and commented on the feellings I use to have from time to time. I simply couldn't resist it, especially just one day later I found this Cherokee legend about two wolves living inside all of us. I'm sure it was in the net for ages... but what a coinsidence, huh?
(cytat w oryginale):" An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Sami widzicie, że wilki się proszą o bycie zrobionymi. W moim wypadku ta chęć połączyła się dodatkowo w eksperyment z prostą, graficzno-mazaną formą, której możliwości eksploruję od jakiegoś czasu. Tym razem inspiracja była dodatkowo podparta baśniowo - freestylowymi tworami Lynn Whipple - oczywiście w moim wydaniu. Tak powstały dwa wpisy żurnalowe.As you see - wolves wanted to be done. In this moment I also planned to experiment more with simple, doodle-messy-freestyle form of expression, which I had on my mind for some time. This time it was combined with inspiration i got from Lynn Whipple and her amazing, fairy-tale like, simple doodling. I made id my way of course, and this is how the 2 journal pages came to life.

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Hi there - more exciting news is coming right now!
I'd like to announce for all my Australian and New Zealand friends that we're planning a big tour in March 2013 :)

If you arte interested in having a class - tell your favorite craft store about he event:)If you are interested in hosting the classes - just email : creartetour@gmail.com for more details!
I hope to see you all soon v on "the other side" :)
Sending warm hugs!
Finn

What exciting news! Looks like Ireland was a destination that was waiting for me:)
I'd like to announce that I'd be teaching one more weekend - in Cork - thanks to wonderful Rosary and her Cardz' n' Scrapz shop! Book your time for Sunday, 26th August 2012!

I'm teaching 2 mixedmedia-scrapbooking classes there and you can get all the details and book a seat contacting: cas-offers@corkartsupplies.com
P.s. here is Cardz' n' Scrapz FB page too!

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Dziś ponownie powrót do żurnalowania: 2 zaległe bardzo strony, obydwie inspirowane starymi zdjęciami rodzinnymi. Szczególnie pierwsze są bliskie mojemu sercu: nie dość, że to zdjęcie legitymacyjne mojej małej jeszcze mamy to dodatkowo udało mi się zawrzeć w tym wpisie kilka autentycznych, naprawdę starych "pamiątek".Today I'm back again with some more "nostalgic" journal pages, both inspired by old family photos. I love the first one especially - there is my Mom, about 7 years old - I believe it was taken for her first school ID card! There are some important "treasures" placed in the page too - real, old findings from my flea market collection!

... a na blogu Primy odbyła się zabawa w liftowanie, gdzie miałam przyjemność inspirować się pracą wspaniałej Emeline Seet! Więcej liftów oraz informacji znajdziecie o tutaj!... and on Prima blog some time ago there was a lifting challenge and I got the honor of being inspired by wonderful Emeline Seet. You can learn more about this great idea here!

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Po raz drugi pokazuję Wam to, co żywcem wyszło z mojej głowy - twór ten domagał się materializacji dość natarczywie, jasno dając do zrozumienia, że już czas najwyższy. Byłam pewna kolorystyki, byłam pewna kompozycji - nawet zdjęcie zostało pieczołowicie dobrane do koncepcji, która dojrzewała i pod czaszką. Najbardziej obawiałam się oczywiście "dziury" - lub jak wolicie "okna" które stanowić miało jeden z najważniejszych punktów tego kolażu. Wyszło nadspodziewanie blisko zamysłu (!), bardziej malarsko niż poprzedni, co niezmiernie mnie cieszy i popycha do dalszych prób. Ponownie - bardzo jestem ciekawa waszych refleksji i odczuć - jakie sa Wasze skojarzenia?Again, I'm sharing with you something that jumpeed just right from my head - it wanted to be done so badly, that I was litterlally pushed and rushed by it to get done:) I was sure about composition, I was sure about the colors, the photo was carefully selected to match this project, which had appeared in my head in the end of April. My biggest concern was the "window" - yes, there is a hole in the middle of it (!) and it was meant to be one of the most important elements of this collage. Now, when it is done, I can say I'm quite close to the idea I had, but more "painting like" way, which makes me happy as a small crocodile and pushes me further to try more. Again - I'd like to know more about your feeling, impressions, ideas - what can you see here? Please share:)

We've got a proposal for you: today we are putting our scissors aside. No matter what you create - whether it's scrapbooking, collage, drawing, cardmaking, embroidery, decoupage... - Together with 2:16 and friendly Collage Caffe blog we invite you all and ask for your help. Yes, you!!! You can help!
Imagine that you meet someone who is just starting his/her adventure in this wonderful world of art - it may be a bit overwhelming, scary.. - all those techniques, supplies, people worth knowing - so many questions, so many doubts... but a lot of will and hopes too! * * * what kind of advice would you give to such a person? * * *
We were inspired by a conversation started by 2:16 some time ago on Facebook and decided to take this idea a step further. I may tell you that it's the beginning of an exciting new project that will come to life very soon... so please...Share your experience - can you remember what it was like when you started? Think of your way here. What kind of words would you whisper to somebody who perhaps lacks courage? Who doesn't know where to head to? You can leave your advice in the comments section below (or on 2:16's blog on Collage Caffeblogor FB) till the end of June. Then they will put it all together and... you'll see... :) You have no idea how important your words are and how grateful we will be for your help...

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Hi my dear friends!
I'm so happy to announce that this summer I'll be travelling through Ireland having my second Irish honeymoon ( it will be travel of our memories, i think!)... but what is more exciting I'm teaching 4 mixmedia classes in Newbridge (near Dublin)!
I got the invitation form the lovely group od creative ladies - and I couldn't resist!!!

To get more details, full classes descriptions and register for the classes visit this blogand mail Agnieszka, the owner. She is the event coordinator in Ireland and she'd love to help you with all your questions!

I hope to see you soon in the classroom! Come and join us in the crazy creative fun!

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